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SECSEC-001 — Model Security Vulnerabilities

Malicious Exploitation of Embodied AI Systems Causing Physical Harm

4/5Sector: OtherGeography: GlobalStage: OperateIngested: —

Executive Summary

General-purpose AI integrated into physical systems can be exploited to trigger autonomous actions with direct real-world harm. Boards face liability and regulatory exposure where safety governance fails to address embodied AI deployment risks.

Domain

Security & Privacy

Blindspots in model security, data poisoning, privacy leakage, infrastructure, model theft, and incident response.

Source

MIT AI Risk Repository — Frontier AI Risk Management Framework (v1.0) (Tse2025) ↗

https://airisk.mit.edu/

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